2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship

The 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship is scheduled to be a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held in Japan. The drivers will compete in Formula Regional cars that conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations for the championship. This will be the sixth season of the series, promoted by K2 Planet, and the 47th overall season of an FIA ladder series in Japan, dating back to the 1979 Japanese Formula 3 Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers will compete using the Dome F111/3 Regional F3 car, powered by an Alfa Romeo engine and on Dunlop tires.[1] All teams are Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Rn-sports 11 Yu Oda[2][3] 1–3
AiWin 13 Yutaka Toriba[3] M 1–3
Eagle Sports 14 Yuki Tanaka[3] M 1
40 Shoichiro Akamatsu[4] M 2
Nilzz Racing 18 "Yuki"[4] M 2–3
Hitotsuyama Racing 21 Anna Inotsume[5] 1–3
N-SPEED 23 "Yugo”[4] M 2
Sky Motorsports 36 Wang Zhongwei[4] 2
TOM'S Formula 37 Kiyoshi Umegaki[6] 1–3
38 Tokiya Suzuki[6] 1–3
Abbey Racing 44 "Akita"[3] M 1–2
PONOS Racing 45 Kento Omiya[7] 1–3
Fujita Pharmacy Racing 46 Hideaki Irie[3] 1–3
Ragno Motor Sport 48 Lin Chenghua[8] 2–3
B-Max Racing Team 50 Kazuhisa Urabe[9] 1–3
51 Jia Zhanbin[10] 1–3
Icon Legend
M Masters' Class

Race calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2025 season was revealed on 20 January 2025.[11] The championship will not race at Mobility Resort Motegi for the first time in its history, while its space in the schedule was replaced by a second round at Suzuka. With three double-header and three triple-header rounds, the race count increased to 15, one more than in 2024.

Round Circuit Date Support Bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka 24 May Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
Okayama Challenge Cup Race
VITA Race Okayama
SuperKart Okayama International Series
R2 25 May
R3
2 R4 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 29 June Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Fuji Champion Race Series
R5
3 R6 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 12 July Suzuka Champion Cup Race
VITA Race Suzuka
R7 13 July
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo, Murata 30–31 August Super Formula Lights
SUGO Champion Cup Race Series
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 26–27 September FIA World Endurance Championship (6 Hours of Fuji)
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan
R12
6 R13 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 22–23 November Super Formula Championship
R14
R15

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Masters' class winner
1 R1 Okayama International Circuit Tokiya Suzuki Jia Zhanbin Tokiya Suzuki TOM'S Formula Yutaka Toriba
R2 Tokiya Suzuki Tokiya Suzuki Kiyoshi Umegaki TOM'S Formula No finishers
R3 Tokiya Suzuki Tokiya Suzuki Tokiya Suzuki TOM'S Formula Yutaka Toriba
2 R4 Fuji Speedway Kiyoshi Umegaki Kiyoshi Umegaki Tokiya Suzuki TOM'S Formula Yutaka Toriba
R5 Kiyoshi Umegaki Kiyoshi Umegaki Kiyoshi Umegaki TOM'S Formula Yutaka Toriba
3 R6 Suzuka International Racing Course
R7
4 R8 Sportsland Sugo
R9
R10
5 R11 Fuji Speedway
R12
6 R13 Suzuka International Racing Course
R14
R15

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts
R1[a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Tokiya Suzuki 1 2 1 1 2 98.5
2 Kiyoshi Umegaki 4 1 3 2 1 89
3 Kento Omiya 3 4 2 4 3 64.5
4 Kazuhisa Urabe 2 5 4 3 13 46
5 Yutaka Toriba 6 Ret 5 6 5 32
6 Lin Chenghua 5 4 22
7 Anna Inotsume 5 6 6 Ret 10 22
8 Jia Zhanbin 9 7 Ret 7 7 19
9 "Akita" 8 DNS 7 9 6 18
10 Hideaki Irie 7 8 8 8 9 17
11 Yu Oda 10 3 10 Ret Ret 16.5
12 Shoichiro Akamatsu 10 8 5
13 Yuki Tanaka DNS Ret 9 2
14 "Yuki" 11 11 0
15 "Yugo” 12 12 0
— Wang Zhongwei Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts
OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2

Masters' class standings

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts
R1[a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Yutaka Toriba 1 Ret 1 1 1 87.5
2 "Akita" 2 DNS 2 2 2 63
3 Shoichiro Akamatsu 3 3 30
4 "Yuki" 4 4 24
5 "Yugo” 5 5 20
6 Yuki Tanaka DNS Ret 3 15
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts
OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Teams' championship

Only the best finishing driver of each team was eligible for teams' championship points.

Pos Driver OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2 Pts
R1[a] R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 TOM'S Formula 1 1 1 1 1 112.5
2 PONOS Racing 3 4 2 4 3 64.5
3 B-Max Racing Team 2 5 4 3 7 52
4 AiWin 6 Ret 5 6 5 32
5 Ragno Motor Sport 5 4 22
6 Hitotsuyama Racing 5 6 6 Ret 10 22
7 Abbey Racing 8 DNS 7 9 6 18
8 Fujita Pharmacy Racing 7 8 8 8 9 17
9 Rn-sports 10 3 10 Ret Ret 16.5
10 Eagle Sports DNS Ret 9 10 8 7
11 Nilzz Racing 11 11 0
12 N-Speed 12 12 0
— Sky Motorsports Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Pts
OKA FUJ1 SUZ1 SUG FUJ2 SUZ2

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Half points were awarded in the first race of round one as adverse weather conditions saw the race stopped after just four laps.

References

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